2nd in the series. Came out in March of 2025. Up for awards this year. Hope you like it!

Goldie Finalist stamp by the Golden Crown Literary Society featuring the fountain tip logo with a rainbow spray.

Cover of Buried Seeds: A Yolanda Avila Mystery by Veronica Gutierrez. Image is of the 6th Street Bridge viewed from Boyle Heights at sunset. In the foreground a hand holds a seedling against the last rays of the sunset.

Buried Seeds is a 2026 finalist for a Goldie Award! So honored! Winners to be announced in August. Woohoo!!! Will post a link to all the finalist as soon as available.
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“I always say that ICE aren’t actually fearful of their safety,” he said. “What they’re fearful of is not being invited to baseball games or not being invited to the pub with their friends. Community exclusion – that’s what they’re fearful of.”

ICE List: the small European website exposing US immigration agents Netherlands-based site uses public information and tips to reveal identities of agents involved in crackdowns across US

“[T]he aim of the site was to create an atmosphere like that of Chicago in the 1920s, when the public naming of Ku Klux Klan members led many of them to be publicly shunned.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article) Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.

In Under 500 Words, a Judge Weaponized Wit to Free the Child Detained by ICE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A monarch butterfly in the round shape of the shield used by The Resistance in Star Wars. Similar to the Montana Resistance loon shield.

The migrant monarch! ✊🏽

(Designed by my sis!)
#theresistance #resist #resistance

Video of Alex Pretti reading final honors for a veteran he cared for at the VA.

Rest in Power 🇺🇸

The Guilty Feminist on Instagram: "We deserve a little hope this grey Sunday morning, we can win this!!!" 11K likes, 98 comments - theguiltyfeminist on January 25, 2026: "We deserve a little hope this grey Sunday morning, we can win this!!!".

A must read and a touch of HOPE.

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our moral imperative on Instagram: "⚠️An extraordinary statement by EMS Chief Rachel Sayre after yet another Minneapolis resident is shot and killed by federal agents: “My background is in internation... our.moral.imperative on January 24, 2026: "⚠️An extraordinary statement by EMS Chief Rachel Sayre after yet another Minneapolis resident is shot and killed by federal agents: “My background is in inte...

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Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic From Zohran Mamdani’s campaign to the US government’s “Halo” memes, fandom has become the defining language of US politics.

Hammer, meet nail. Thought the distraction and base instincts of football fandom saved us from uglier politics. Turns out political fandom dumbs down policy debate and activates those base instincts in dangerous ways. Here’s hoping that our higher selves will prevail. 🤞🏽
www.wired.com/story/expire...

This is Chicago this weekend. There is not any type of crisis here except the one our govt. has manufactured.

the people who told us to calm down because Roe was settled law are the same people now telling us to calm down because the military would never open fire on Americans

Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?

#TwentyfiveFortyseven

Decrying violence against political opponents rings a bit hollow when you pull Secret Service protection from your political opponents.

Sending peaceful vibes for your mom’s transition and strength vibes for you. ✨✨

Cover of Time’s Undoing by Cheryl A. Head, featuring an image of a woman’s profile carved in wood with hidden images and a depiction of roots below the carving.

Sometimes you read to escape; sometimes you read to remember; and sometimes you read to learn. Time’s Undoing offers all three. Thought it might be a “heavy read,” but it was perfect for this time. A reminder of what America has always been, and a vision of hope in steady resistance.
TY, @cheaddc

THANK YOU!❤️

“In addition to writing a strong mystery, Veronica isn’t afraid to tackle timely social issues in a graceful way. This is both a thought-provoking and propelling read.”

Cover photo for Buried Seeds showing a hand holding a seedling and backlit by the sunset over LA’s 6th Street Bridge and the downtown skyline.

Thank you Kings River Life Magazine for the great review! ❤️

“…Wow! This story starts out with a bang and does not stop until the very end…”

“…Buried Seeds is a twisty and propulsive mystery that can be read as a stand alone for readers new to the series…”

kingsriverlife.com/06/21/buried...

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

New Review
Buried Seeds by Verónica Gutiérrez is a book of mysteries that end up more entangled than they seem at first glance.

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thelesbianreview.com/buried-seeds...

"She heard it before she felt it. Crunching, screeching metal. She tried looking to her left but felt herself thrown sideways in her car. All she could see was the white blur of inflating airbags."

#booksky

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"She had the unfortunate name of Gumercinda Campamoche. No one could go through life with a name like that, Yolanda thought. Yet, here she was, sitting across from Yolanda, rolling the tissue in her hands"

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thelesbianreview.com/buried-seeds...

Never thought it would be this timely. 😢

“You okay?” Yolanda leaned in with a kiss that Sydney barely returned. Something was definitely not okay.

#booksky #lesbian #sapphic #BookReview #mustread #amreading

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Flyer announcing Vinis con Libros reading at 414 W Whittier Blvd in Montebello, CA May 22 at 5 pm.

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Thank you!

Things are bleak, but I still find music that moves me to tears and writing that feeds my mind and electrifies my soul and art that amazes me. In the darkness I see a lot of brilliance. It’s inspiring. Whatever you do, keep making art.